Upgrading my pc

BennnG

BennnG

BennnG

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Currently my pc is in dire need of an upgrade. I'm pretty sure i need to upgrade my:
power supply
graphics card
ram
However you may spot something else needed. im looking to be able to play games like rust and bo3 at decent levels
i have a budget of 200 pounds but that can be stretched if needs be.
Current specs:
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i3 2120 @ 3.30GHz 61 °C
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
RAM
6.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DQ67SW (SKTH) 44 °C
Graphics
SMB1940W (1440x900@60Hz)
1024MB NVIDIA GeForce 210 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 59 °C
Storage
232GB Seagate ST3250318AS (SATA ) 38 °C
298GB Western Digital WDC WD3200AAKS-75L9A0 (SATA ) 40 °C
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-222AB
Audio
High Definition Audio Device
 
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Total: £168.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)​
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Ram is the wrong type above ^^^^ Sodin is for laptops

If you could stretch a little, ryzen based APU that will have a better life span and can be upgraded in the future

Performance is between gt 1030 and gtx 1050 with the APU unit being based around ryzen 1400 4 cores and 8 threads

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Total: £313.43 (includes shipping: £10.50)​
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Still need to add PSU on top but food for thought
 
Alternatively, and if budget won't reach £300-ish, throw in an extra 4GB DDR3 1333MHz stick and a GTX 1050Ti, and cross fingers that the RAM will work in one of the three spare slots, and also that the motherboard will recognize the new graphics card. Latter may require a motherboard BIOS update and there happens to be a recent one from April 2018: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27742/?product=51997

You can always return the products for full refund within 30 days.

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Total: £189.88 (includes shipping: £9.90)​
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It would be good to know which PSU you actually have but let's say it's unlikely that it wouldn't power a 1050Ti that draws power (75W) through the PCIe slot.

Would also be good to know just how much you can stretch. A CPU upgrade is also pretty necessary, but if not feasible then go with extra RAM and GPU.

By the way, these are all the compatible processors for your motherboard. If you could land a second-hand i5 or i7 (i7-2600 is going for £75 and i5-2550 for £45 at CEX) with what you can stretch, then great: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/boardsandkits/desktop-boards/DQ67SW.pdf

10GB RAM, i7-2600 and GTX 1050Ti would be a huge upgrade on the cheap (£250-ish), compared to the present system.
 
@Danny75 damn, didnt even look to see if DDR3 was still sold here haha

combining everything - though less powerful then the two mentioned above


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My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £198.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)


guessing its an unbranded PSU unit in the desktop?​
 
Danny75 said:
Alternatively, and if budget won't reach £300-ish, throw in an extra 4GB DDR3 1333MHz stick and a GTX 1050Ti, and cross fingers that the RAM will work in one of the three spare slots, and also that the motherboard will recognize the new graphics card. Latter may require a motherboard BIOS update and there happens to be a recent one from April 2018: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27742/?product=51997

You can always return the products for full refund within 30 days.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £189.88 (includes shipping: £9.90)
​

It would be good to know which PSU you actually have but let's say it's unlikely that it wouldn't power a 1050Ti that draws power (75W) through the PCIe slot.

Would also be good to know just how much you can stretch. A CPU upgrade is also pretty necessary, but if not feasible then go with extra RAM and GPU.

By the way, these are all the compatible processors for your motherboard. If you could land a second-hand i5 or i7 (i7-2600 is going for £75 and i5-2550 for £45 at CEX) with what you can stretch, then great: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/boardsandkits/desktop-boards/DQ67SW.pdf

10GB RAM, i7-2600 and GTX 1050Ti would be a huge upgrade on the cheap (£250-ish), compared to the present system.
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Probably go with this and the psu orbital mentioned if an extra 20 quid comes up ill take the better gpu and save for that processor afterwards. Thanks for the help guys, really appreciate it <3
Also yes its unbranded 288W is its output so i should probs upgrade that yeah?
and finnaly @Danny75 does cex give a refund/warranty or??
 
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BennnG said:
Also yes its unbranded 288W is its output so i should probs upgrade that yeah?
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If you get a GTX 1060 you'll need a new PSU.
When/if you get a new system (new mobo new cpu etc) you should get a new PSU.
If you keep what you have and add a GTX 1050Ti (75W) and second-hand CPU (95W) then there's no pressing need for new PSU right now.

I think they do two year warranty but no idea how good support is.
 
Alright well as long as the 1050 ti can run games like rust then ill go for that the i7 you suggested and 4 gb of ram if my psu can handle it
thx for the help boys :)
 
you can buy used xms3 8gb kits from £25, you can buy other kits also, wouldnt pay £30 on a new 4gb stick, can get a single 8gb stick used for less.

  • dont know what your power supply is, but get a new one if need be.
  • max out the ram or least make it 8gb if its a 16gb supported board
  • you have a weak media card, so even an old gtx 550ti is better, so either buy a new 1050 or an older 750 if not spend the money in between for a 760/960.
  • other advise would be pay £20-30 for an i5 2400/2500 unless you find an i7 2600k for £30 like i did, assuming your motherboard supports those.
 
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